Metallic-studding metal-clip plaster-board partition-wall construction.



' M. H. (TESTER.

APPLIOATION'IILED DBO. 21, 1912.

' Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED DBb. 21 1912.

Pat ented Dec. 23, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Ill-S-'E"KIBDING METAL-CLIP FLAS'EEBEBOARD PARTITION-WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Patented Dec. 23, 11%113.

Serial No. 738,0,l9.

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5c it'huewn that. i, li'iaumu H. Jus'inu,

a citiuen of tin: limited States of .ltinerica, residing at the city and eounty of Denver llllil State of tloloratlo, have inventei a new and useful Metallie-Stutlding lvletal-Qlip l laster lloard lartition-Wail C(mstnietion, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in metallic stuthling metal clip plaster hoartl partition wall reusti'uclituis that are usetl as the Sh'fllttfill rote partitions for receiving the plastering materials that form plastered )arlilion Walls ill huiltliugs. and the objects my invention are: Firs to provide a ij-futlelasping metal clip. .lecontl': to 1 '0- 'itle a stud anrl clip nail construction that 'iernlits the stud and clip and nail to he asuliletl together in place in partition aliueat before the plaster boards a e plaeell. )Gllll'tlll them. And thirtl to provide a still anti clip constructionthat permits the plaster hoards to he ()OIll'lGtittl to the studs after the studs and clips have been asseiuhletl .lonether, that will he rigid when put together and compact in arrangement.

I attain these ohjeets hy the i'uechanisni illustrated in the accompanying drawings in u'h ich Figure l, trout view, showing plaster limartls connected to stalling by means of lhe improved clip, so as to term straight joints Fig. a similar View, showing hoards connected so as to form staggered joints. Fig. 3 is a 'ierspeetive View, showing a. portion of a aim], and the farm of clip seeuretl thereon. which is nsetl in con- 'wting the plaster boards in straight joint lll'l. v ela horizontal sectional View elf the same, showing" portions of tWo plaster hoards clamped between the nail and the Flu. ii is aperspective View, showing metiilietl clip. Fig. 6 is a perspective View siu'lihu: to ll ig. illustrating the clip, but s owing the same arranged to 5 i ter h (is in stagger joint ontal sectional View and portions of two hi eilgageinent with.

, ective- View showof the clip. Anti mional View illusrelatively thiek plaster hoarcl is used, and the stutlding dispensed with.

tlin'iilar letters of rei'erenee refer to similar parts thraughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: The numeral l designates a stud. This stud may he a ilat. bar term of stud as shown in my No. jl, )Ul,llti patent issued to me August 22, 1911, or it may he of any other form of eressseetion that caa he used Wit-h the metal clip, hereinafter to he described. I preferably use, htmses-er, a. channel form of stud in cross-section,inasmuch as this form pr0-- \ltltS a hetter shape for the plastering to cling to, as the plaster fills the channel space, as well as ronipletely embedding the channel sturl. This channel form of stud also provides a stili'er and liqhter form of stud than many other forms that i'uight he usetl, such as a 'l or V or Z shaped hat.

llie numeral 2 designates the form 0%.? clip shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and 3 designates the plaster boards. This clip comprises metal plate formed with a central U-shapetl channel l, from which projects Wide side flanges or Wings 5. that are arranged to stand in the same plane, but that extend in opposite directions from the opposite sides of the lJ-shapetl member of the clip.

The U-shapel portion of the clip comprises the sides and the closed end portion which arranged to fit over the channel har snugly being preferably formed to slightly spring over the channel bar, While the closed end is flat to fit flat against'the outer edge of the channel bar. The hoards rest against the wings of the clip, and the ends of the said boards abut, against the sides of the U- shaped. portion of the clip, which is of slightly less depth than the thickness of the plaster beard used.

lt'is necessary that the ends of the plaster boards be secured againstthe flanges orwings of the clips, and While there are many Ways of doing this, 1 preferably carry out this feature of my invention in the following manner: Through the edges of the ill-shaped portion of the clip just below its closed end I form a nail receiving aperture 7 and bulge up the metal ef the closed end of the clip between these nail receiving apertures enough to receive a nail 8, in such a manner as to cause it to bear against the plaster board at its head and point end portions, while its central portion bears against the bulge in the closed end portion of the clip. Or, if desired, this nail aperture may be formed by making two slits 9, in'the top fiatup around the opposite end of the channel bar stud. I preferably, however, cut but one tongue from each of the wings, one tongue being cut out above the horizontal center of one wing, while the other tongue is cut out below the horizontal center of the other wing so that they will not overlap when folded upon the stud, and they can be drawn tightly over and bent down against the further edge of the channel bar by a pair of pliers, as the clips are applied to the studs after the studs are secured in place.

A tongue 12, is formed at each end of the U-shaped portion of the clip by cutting parallel slits 13 in its end wall as shown. These tongues perform no function when the clip is used in the straight or unbroken joint construction, but they are bent in at right angles to the wall of the said U-shaped portion, as shown in Fig. 6, when the clip is used in staggered joint construction, as will be hereinafter esqmined. v My improved metal stud and clip and plasterboard partition is adapted to be used as a supportin core for the plastering mortars and finis ies used in stucco and other plastering material partition walls for dividing buildings into rooms, halls'and closets, and it enables me to build fire proof and vermin proof partitions of from one and ahalf to 'two inches thick, that are exceptionally strong and rigid and that are considerably more sound proof than the wooden stud and lath partitions'socommonly used.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, 1 have shown the plaster boards secured to the studding in staggered for1n, and in Figs. 6 and 7 is illustrated the. arrangement of the clip when the plaster boards are so secured. The same form of clip is employed for both the straight and staggered arrangement of plaster boards, but in the staggered arrangement the tongues 12 are bent in at right angles to the end wall of the channel portion of the clip, to provide abutments which rest against the studs. These tongues are of such length that when bent over their extremities are on a line with the. front faces of the wings 5, against which the plaster boards rest, thus leaving a space of the thickness of the plates,

' or about one-sixteenth of an inch, between their ends and the back faces of the wings, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 7. This allows the stud to extend one-sixteenth of an inch into the U-shaped portion of the clip, by which the clip is centered and held against lateral movement, and it also makes the front faces of the wings 5, flush wit'r the front edge of the stud.

By reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the adjoinin ends of two boards in each row of boars are connected the same as in Fig. 1, which shows the straight joint arrangement, but in the staggered-arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the adjoining ends of only'each alternate row of boards are in the same line, thus breaking the joints. In Fig. 1, such an arrangement is impossible, as the stud lies between the adjoining ends of the boards, while in the arrangement shown in Figs. 2, 6, and 7, the front face of the stud is flush with the back faces of the plaster boards, which permits of the staggered arrangement, as shown and described.

When boards are used which are of a length corresponding to the space between three studs, it is necessary to connect them at their central portions to the intermediate stud, and to accomplish this, holes l laale punched in the centers of the boards large enough to receive the U-shaped portions of the clips, and clips are secured to the intermediate studs in position to permit their U-shaped portions to extend through the said holes, after which the nails 8 are ap plied to clamp the boards, in the manner before described.

The operation of assembling the studs and clips and plaster board into a partition ready to receive plastering materials, is as follows: The channel bar studs are provided with a short, right-angled turned foot portion, not shown, at their opposite ends and these channel studs are out long enough from merchantable bars to extend from the floor to the ceiling beams or joists of buildings, to which their feet portions are secured, preferably by being bolted to channel bar floor and ceiling plates of the same size as the studs, which channel bar floorand ceiling plates are secured to the floor and ceiling joists or beams of the building by nails or screws. These channel bar studs are spaced from eighteen inches to three feet apart, depending on the width of the plaster board used. I preferably use plaster boards that are about three feet square. These channel bars'are placed along the center of the line laid out by architects on the floor plans of the building where the plaster partitions are to be erected. The metal clips are then placed with studs at the desired distance apart, alon which 1s prefers. ly about from nine to reoaeao or me nail will then bear against the ends .5! l 1 1 Oi n: lasler boards {liar on one side c in, and the point will bear against the plaslier boards that are on of the clip. The services revcr, are required lo erect a :d U'een the studs and 'ecure t to Zhe clips l A lhis mam-lei, and

l preferably erect them in the following manner, which enables one man to do all of the work: After the clips are clenched in po-' siiion to ihe channel bar, I drive the nail permanently into and through its nail rcceivlng aperture: then one man can push and crowd the edges of the plaster board between the wing and the nail, thus saving the labor of one, man. jailer l'hc plaster boards have been erected in l hc s'luds, this pariition core is ready for the plastering material which is applied directly to the plaster board, a brown coat being first applied, which completely covers the melal slud and clip and nail construction,and

then the finishing coat or coats are applied at the proper time.

llzly invention makes an extremely simple meiallic stud and metal clip plasler board consl'rue'on lhat is free from the expense of forming apertures llroug'hl'he channel stud for 'lhe nail or oiher wedging member lo through, and also forms a fire proof cousiij'uclion the; can be easily and quickly erected.

The construction above ill uslra ted and described'forms a partition with all oi. the ends oflhe plaster boards arranged in vertical alinemcnt along the channel bar studs, and this is ihe character of construclion I preferably use and that is most generally acceptable in arclriiecis. @ccasionally, however, an archiiecl; might to have the plaster boards arranged in break or staggered joint arrangement, and this feature can be effected in my present construction. in the manneraleove described.

While 1 preferably cut the tongue portions 22 from opposiie ends of the CLlPS to adapt the same for the staggered arrangemene oi the plaster boards, the same resullcan be secured by placing sirips of wood 15, or other suilable material, of the same thickness as the plaster board, in the U- shaped portion of the clip, shown in jig. 8.

In Fig. 9 is iilusiraied aporlicn of a form of par itiou in winch she stud ling is eliminated. In constructing this partition, I employ a clip 15, similar to the clips shown in the other views, but having a central channel portion 16, of about twice the depth of rhat of the oiher clips, from opposite sides of which extend wings 17, which rest against the. plaster boards 18, which in this construct-ion are about an inch thick. A portion of the end wall of the channel 16, is severed and outwardly bowed, as in Figs. 3 and 4, and the clamping nail 8 is driven between this bowed strip 19 and the ends of the plaster boards, as shown. The tongues ll are omitted in this clip, and while the boards may be arranged to form either siraight or staggered joints, they are preferably arranged in staggered form. When the plaster is applied to the opposite sides of the boards, a rigid partition is formed, iapable of withstanding all praciical stresses.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combined metallic stud, metal clip, and plaster board partition, connirising a metal stud, a winged clip surrounding an edge of said stud, tongue portions struck from the wings of said clip for securing said clip to said stud, and a key extending through said clip in spaced relation to said wings for securing said plaster-boards to the wing portions of said clip.

2. A combined metallic stud metal clip and plaster board partition, comprising a metal stud, a U-shaped winged clip arranged to surround one edge and a part of the sides of said metal stud, and wings of said clip forming an abutment against-which said plaster boards are placed, said clip being provided With a nail aperture extending through its end portion, a nail in said apersuro for securing said plaster boards againsi said wings, and tongue portions cut out from said wings and folded over said stud for clamping said clip to said stud.

3. A metallic stud metal clip plaster board construction for partitions, comprising a metallic channel bar stud, a metal U-shapcd clip surrounding said stud for a. portion of its depth, said clip being provided with a closed end at onc'end portion and with an open end, said closed end being provided with a nail receiving aperture, a pair of lateral wings projectingfrom opposite sides adjacent to the open end of said clip, plaster boards arranged to rest against said wings, a key arranged to extend through said nail receiving aperture and clampingly secure sai plaster boards against said wings, and a tongue member cut from each wing and arranged to be folded around and clamped to said channel bar stud, whereby said clip is secured to said stud.

a. In a metallic stud metal plasi'er ing through securing 'the plaster boards against said i wings, and tongue membersextending from for securing the clip to said stud.

5. In a device as specified,

'is adapted to secure said wings and arranged to be bent around the'adjacent edge of said channel bar stud the combinzt tion of the channel bar and a U shaped clip provided with oppositely extending wing members and with a closed end portion, said closed end being provided with a transversely raised bulging portion provided with a transversely arranged aperture adapted to receive a nail or other wedging member that plaster boards against the wings of said clip, said wings having a tongue portion cut loose from the outer end portion of each wing and extending in a transverse direction across each wing to the U-shaped portion of said clip, said tongues being bent around said stud for securing the ch 5 to said stud, and being arranged at a su cient offset relation to each other to enable them to be folded around said channel 'bitlll stud without folding on top of each 'ot er.

6. In a clip tor plaster boards as specified, a plate comprising a central channel from' which project lateral wings, a bowed strip out from the bottomof said channel portion, a nail passed between said strip and the and tongues cut from the channel portion,

be secured to wings, whereby said clip may a stud.

7. In=a clip for plaster boards as specified, a plate comprising a central channel and lateral wings,.tongues cut from said wings and joined at their inner ends to the sides of the channel, said tongues being out of line with each \other, a bulged member extending from theend wall of said channel, and a nail extending between said bulged member and the channel.

8. In a clip for plaster boards as specified, the combination with a stud, of a plate com prising a stud-receiving channel from which project lateral wings, tongues cutfrom said "wings and bent around said channel, a bowed portion partially severed from the ,end wall of said channel providing a nailreceiving aperture thereunder, and a nail which is passed under said bowed portion for securing the plaster boards against said wings.

9. In a clip for plaster boards as specified, a plate comprising a channel portion, and lateral wings extending therefrom, tongues cut from said wings so as to be integrally connected to the sides of the channel portion, tongues cut from the opposite extremities of the end wall of the channel portion and adapted tobe bent inward at right angles to said end wall, a strip integral at each end with the end wall of the channel, but severed therefrom along its sides and outwardly bowed, and a nail inserted beneath said bowed strip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence 01 two witnesses.

' MARVIN H. J ESTER.

Witnesses:

Gr. SARGEN'I ELLIOTT, ELIZABETH SMITH. 

